New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-11

The cause OF the trouble between the men
Is supposed TO be a longstanding one.
.shaerer, who was discha;ging lumber from
acscow, deliberately walked up to- where
Muir was standing and stabbed him repeat-
edly- Shaerer then threw his knife into
the water and quietly gave himself up.
Muir died IN a few minutes, and on, exam
nation eleven stabs were found between
the neck and lower part OF the body.
Oscar B. Farnham, of Boston, aged fifty
years, OF the firm OF Holt, Adams & Co.
attempted suicide by taking rat poison,
hanging himself to a gas fixture and turn
ing on the gas. He is a $4,000 EN- bezzler.
and when pressed to explain certain
transactions refused
Jefferson Davis has written review OF
Gen. Wolseley's Life OF Gen. Lee.n Mr..
Davis takes exception to many OF the Eng
lishman's statements. and while not find
Ing fault with the superlative opinion OF Gen.
Lees military ability he showsvery plainly
that he considers Gen. Wolseley's criticisms
OF other Southern leaders unjust, and, I'M
warranted.
A bill forming state constabulary to
enforce the liquor law was passed by the
Michigan house and given Immediate effect.
Inc bill provides for the appointment by
the governor OF state marshal, at salary
OF 81 200, with power TO appoint force
state, who are charged with the duty ofen-
forcing the liquor law, and are paid by
the counties. The practical effect of the
law Is to take all prosecutions from the
prosecuting attorneys and other local Off
GERS and give them to the estate.
There is trouble ahead for a number of
county seats in Dakota. A law OF last
winter provides that new elections for the
location OF county seats may be held in
SIyIo 4loo 49,,
ent location was made by less than a.
majority vote. This is likely to raise par
tlcular cain in good many places.
The private bank Of T. R. Heard, Rich
mond, Va, has failed. Liabilities $64,-
900; assets $4,000.
At Billings, Mont, fire broke out IN q
range OF frame buildings on Minnesota
avenue, totally destroying NJ. B. Rade-
makers saloon and damaging adjoining
buildings. The fire is supposed to have
been of incendiary origin.
postoffice has been established at
Mount Carmel, Cavalier county. Oak.
Pensions granted: Minnesota-D Gala
CHAN, st. Paul; j. Frey, La Crescent; P.
Quiggle (deceased), Pelican Rapids; L. G.
st. John, Granger; O. Lewis Grand Mead
O. Lund. VermilionD. Stewart Arlington:
D. Weekly, Millett; j. Hyde, Vermillion; E.
Brown, Canton, j. Morton, Bridgewater.
The czarina has donated 100000 rou. F..
bles to Gen. Gresser, project OF st. Peters
burg, in recognition OF his services in frus-
tratlng the recent plot against the czar's .
life and the car has granted him pension
OF 200 as a reward for his services in ar .
resting nihilists.
Up to this time fourty-four railroad com.
panics have filed with the commission for
NAL petitions asking to be relieved from
section 4: Probably as many more have
been received and returned for further in :
formation. A much larger number has
been received from trade organizations,
private corporations and individuals pro-
testing against the suspension OF section 4 :
in particular cases.
The car thinks he will commute the SEN
tence OF the nihilist assassins.
Marquis Salisbury is to be made a duke
in a. few days.
James Grant, the novelist, died in Lon
don. He was sixty-four years old.
The Mason City & Fort Dodge railroad,
in Iowa, has filed its formal petition for
exclusion from the provisions OF the long
and short haul clause. The road is purely
a territorial road, but it crosses five trunk
lines, and does a great deal OF business with
them in freight for outside points.
Roscoe Conkling has been remarkably
fortunate in his real estate investments at
Washington.
Secretary Whitney has decided to order
the repair OF the United States steamship
Hartford, now at Maria Island, Cal.
The wife OF Gen. Sheridan is quite serious
ly indisposed.
The debate on the Time-Dillon episode
in the house OF commons ends, of course,
in favor OF the Tory government.
The total number OF Deaths at Naniamo,
b. c.. number ITO. The town is sorely in
need of assistance.
F. c. Wade. OF the Winnipeg Free Press
editorial staff, was presented by Mrs. Wade :.
triplets-two girls and one boy. u
Palmyra (Wis.) Special: Fifteen days
ago Charles Winchester, half owner Of the
Williams & Winchester Palmyra Touring
mill, and who had a retail store in Milwau- .
kee, left the dinner table, took his departure
from his boarding place with his work
clothes on and overcoat an his arm, and
has neither been seen or heard OF since.
His accounts are found all straight. His
habits were exemplary, and he was strict
ly temperate. He was an only son of Mr.
Winchester. OF the Whitewater firm OF Win
chester & Partridge, and was engaged in
marriage to one OF Whitewater's fairest
daughters. His relatives, friends, and !
over his strange disappearance.
Col. Sam Ried OF Washington is the
youngest man ever admitted to practice
before the bar of the United States SD
preme court. He is q son of S. G. Reid, dis
tinguished as naval officer i'll lS12.l4 :
Mr.. Kimball, superintendent OF the life q
saving service, says that there were more
wrecks, more rescues and more loss OF lie
the past year than in any year since the
service was organized.
Among the postmasters appointed are s.
l.. Fairlamb, who succeeds +. e. Barber at
Rock Rapids. Iowa, and N. G. Stanton, Who
takes the place of Jonathan Maxson: at
West Liberty, Iowa.
The President has appointed the follow.
ing named postmasters: Henry w. Rob
erts at Chester, H., vice II. b. Nesbtt,. re- .
moved; l.. l.. Stark at Wheaton, H., vice
w. l.. Wheaton, removed.
Queen Kapiolani and suite escorted by
the representatives of thesstate. war and
navy departments, paid visit this morn